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Hi Guys,
I stopped at a Classic car dealer who has a 97 GTS with some mods. 8000 miles, K+N filters, smooth tubes,larger throttle bodies,Mopar computer upgrade, Mopar 3inch exhaust, and 3:55 gears. Price...$62,900. I asked to take it for a ride and he told me that he took it out yesterday, and it developed a severe tranny WHINING noise. Thru-out the gear range. Noise is very loud. Car is just out of warranty. I am very fond of the Blue/White Stripes.
1. Is this a good deal?
2. Can I buy an extended warranty, and for how much longer?
3. Have there been any problems with 97 Trannys?
4. How much RWHP and RWT would this GTS have?
5. What else should I be concerned with, as it seems that this GTS might have been DRIVEN HARD?
6. It throws a lot of black smoke on start-up! Is this normal???
7. Should I get a compression test, or any other tests???
8. What else should I be concerned with or look for?
Thanks Guys! I really appreciate and need your input and advice.
Dave
I stopped at a Classic car dealer who has a 97 GTS with some mods. 8000 miles, K+N filters, smooth tubes,larger throttle bodies,Mopar computer upgrade, Mopar 3inch exhaust, and 3:55 gears. Price...$62,900. I asked to take it for a ride and he told me that he took it out yesterday, and it developed a severe tranny WHINING noise. Thru-out the gear range. Noise is very loud. Car is just out of warranty. I am very fond of the Blue/White Stripes.
1. Is this a good deal?
2. Can I buy an extended warranty, and for how much longer?
3. Have there been any problems with 97 Trannys?
4. How much RWHP and RWT would this GTS have?
5. What else should I be concerned with, as it seems that this GTS might have been DRIVEN HARD?
6. It throws a lot of black smoke on start-up! Is this normal???
7. Should I get a compression test, or any other tests???
8. What else should I be concerned with or look for?
Thanks Guys! I really appreciate and need your input and advice.
Dave